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A new federal law, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), goes into effect on June 27, 2023. The PWFA requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to…
For the high-growth startups we represent (and into which our venture capital clients invest), intellectual property (IP) is typically the core asset…
On March 27, 2023, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law House Bill 76, An Act to Provide North Carolina Citizens with Greater…
Effective as of March 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted several amendments “to facilitate capital formation and increase opportunities for…
As we previously reported, last October, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a…
Here’s a situation we see often when a company is negotiating a Series A financing. They’ve gotten through diligence, completed the lengthy…
Employers terminating employees frequently offer severance payments in exchange for the employees’ entry into a separation agreement. Generally these separation agreements include…
What is a convertible promissory note? A convertible promissory note is a debt instrument that converts into equity of the issuing company…